At the age of 13 I delivered newspapers for the Easton Express. Not quite sure how much I earned but it was close to $1.00 + tips per week. I think I cleared a whooping $50-$60 every two weeks! That was serious jack back in the day (1987?). It was maybe 45 minutes of work per day...
First real job was a dishwasher/server at an old folks home in charlotte, NC. I think it was either $4.25 or $4.65 per hour.
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My first "paying" job was that of a paperboy. I didnt make a lot of money at it.
My first hourly wage job was working on the historic ship Constellation
where I did light cleaning and gave tours. I was paid $2.10 an hour (at least that's what I think the minimum wage was.
Compare today's rates
$11.64 using the Consumer Price Index
$9.34 using the GDP deflator
using value of consumer bundle
$11.89 using the unskilled wage
$19.42 using the nominal GDP per capita
$28.85 using the relative share of GDP
Today I work on the same historic ship. I get paid 12.00 an hour, my work involves giving tours and light cleaning.
I don't know if I should laugh, cry, or make myself a drink.
Edited, Mar 24th 2009 6:37pm by Jonwin
My first hourly wage job was working on the historic ship Constellation
where I did light cleaning and gave tours. I was paid $2.10 an hour (at least that's what I think the minimum wage was.
Compare today's rates
$11.64 using the Consumer Price Index
$9.34 using the GDP deflator
using value of consumer bundle
$11.89 using the unskilled wage
$19.42 using the nominal GDP per capita
$28.85 using the relative share of GDP
Today I work on the same historic ship. I get paid 12.00 an hour, my work involves giving tours and light cleaning.
I don't know if I should laugh, cry, or make myself a drink.
Edited, Mar 24th 2009 6:37pm by Jonwin
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I don't know if I should laugh, cry, or make myself a drink.
Making your own would be cheaper than paying someone to make it for you, thats for sure...
"If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're gonna get selfish, ignorant leaders". Carlin.
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Bsing tables at the local Bonanza restaurant. Of course, that particual establishment no longer exists having been absorbed the Native run casino (FYI I am an inhabitant of Saskatchewan, Canada and we have those sorts of things here...:)
chadtheyeti wrote:
Bsing tables at the local Bonanza restaurant. Of course, that particual establishment no longer exists having been absorbed the Native run casino (FYI I am an inhabitant of Saskatchewan, Canada and we have those sorts of things here...:)
What, Bonanza restaurants? Never heard of em.
We do have Indian casinos here too, you know.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
Bonanza was the height of culinary excitement in early 80s era Presque Isle, Maine.
Turin wrote:
Seriously, what the f*ck nature?
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